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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election: Check candidate list of NC, PDP, BJP, Congress for Phase 1

In the last assembly elections in 2014, the BJP had won 25 seats ands this time, it is making all out efforts to fend off the challenge from a resurgent Congress, which has made alliance with the National Conference.

Written By: Manmath Nayak Srinagar Published on: September 02, 2024 18:32 IST
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls
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Jammu and Kashmir Elections Assembly Elections 2024: After more than a decade, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to hold its first Assembly elections in September and October after the expulsion of Article 370. The Election Commission announced the schedule and said polling will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. The vote counting will be held October 8.

In the last assembly elections in 2014, the BJP had won 25 seats ands this time, it is making all out efforts to fend off the challenge from a resurgent Congress, which has made alliance with the National Conference.

Shortest Assembly election in 28 years

Notably, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly comrpises 90 seats, with 87.09 lakh electors casting votes across the constituencies. The first phase of the Assembly elections will cover 24 constituencies, the second phase will encompass 26 constituencies including Rajouri and Reasi, and the final phase will include 40 constituencies. Interestingly, this will be the shortest Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in at least 28 years, as previous elections in 2014, 2008, 2002, and 1996 were conducted over five, seven, four, and four phases, respectively.

Jammu & Kashmir assembly: Seats, voters

As per the data from the Election Commission, a total of 87.09 lakh voters, around 44.46 lakh males and 42.62 lakh females, will exercise their franchise in these polls this year. Over 20.7 lakh are young voters aged between 20-29 and almost 3.71 lakh are first time voters aged between 18-19. For this assembly polls, over 11,800 polling stations will be there in rural and urban areas of the Union Territory.

List of 24 constituencies going for polls in first phase:

  1. Pampore
  2. Tral
  3. Pulwama
  4. Rajpora
  5. Zainapora
  6. Shopian
  7. D.H. Pora
  8. Kulgam
  9. Devsar
  10. Dooru
  11. Kokernag (ST)
  12. Anantnag West
  13. Anantnag
  14. Srigufwara Bijbehara
  15. Shangus Anantnag East
  16. Pahalgam
  17. Inderwal
  18. Kishtwar
  19. Padder – Nagseni
  20. Bhadarwah
  21. Doda
  22. Doda West
  23. Ramban
  24. Banihal

Check party-wise candidates list for phase 1

Constituencies BJP Congress-NC AAP PDP

Pampore

Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi

 

 Arshid Ahmad

 

 Zahoor Ahmad Mir

Tral

 

 Surinder Singh

 

 Rafiq Ahmad Naik

Pulwama

 

 Mohammad Khalil Band

 Fayaz Ahmad Sofi

 Waheed Ur Rehman Para

Rajpora

 Arsheed Ahmad Bhat

 Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir

 Muddasir Hassan

 Syed Bashir Ahmad

Zainapora

 

 Showkat Hussain Ganie

 

 Gh Mohi Ud Din Wani

Shopian

 Javid Ahmad Qadri

 Sheikh Mohammad Rafi

 

 Yawar Shafi Banday

D.H. Pora

 

 Sakeena Masood

 

 

 Gulzar Ahmad Dar

Kulgam

     

 Mohd Amin Dar

Devsar

       

Dooru

       

Kokernag (ST)

       

Anantnag West

       

Anantnag

       

Srigufwara Bijbehara

       

Shangus Anantnag East

       

Pahalgam

       

Inderwal

       

Kishtwar

       

Padder – Nagseni

       

Bhadarwah

       

Doda

       

Doda West

       

Ramban

       

Banihal

       

 

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